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Sean Mathews Building boom under way as President el-Sisi seeks to modernise and transform the Middle East’s most populous country. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/15/the-competition-for-egypt-china-the-west-and-mega-projects

Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok sent letters to the United Nations, African Union, European Union and the United States, foreign ministry says. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/15/sudan-formally-requests-external-mediation-over-ethiopian-dam-row

Radmilla Suleymanova Ten years since the war began, Syrians still struggle to make ends meet as their host nations tackle new economic woes. But aid...

Rana Sabbagh Since the Arab Spring, the media has been muzzled, but independent voices and a new US president offer hope. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/3/15/the-long-road-ahead-for-arab-journalists-and-free-speech

Ingrid Lunden One of the bigger startups in Europe operating a trading platform for cryptocurrency has closed a big round of funding on the heels...

Rita Liao Chinese users of the instant messenger Signal knew that the good times wouldn’t last long. https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/15/signal-is-down-in-china/

Rita Liao Over the years, Jack Ma has accumulated a media portfolio in China that rivals that of Jeff Bezos in the United States. https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/15/china-wants-to-dismantle-jack-mas-media-empire/

Kirsten Korosec Shared micromobility startup Bird said it is investing $150 million into a European expansion plan that will including launching in more than 50...

Ingrid Lunden Sherpa, a startup from Bilbao, Spain that was an early mover in building a voice-based digital assistant and predictive search for Spanish-speaking audiences,...